Fashion Quarterly

Fashion Quarterly has been New Zealand’s style authority for 40 years. Not only is it the country’s most widely read fashion title, it is the only publication in New Zealand that places fashion at the forefront. The iconic brand explores style and the title’s related pillars through an intelligent, forward-thinking lens while capturing the uniqueness and diversity of New Zealand women.

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FROM THE EDITOR

Nicole’s Edit • As nature turns to warm shades of ochre, amber, and fiery orange, complement the colour palette with Mother Earth’s lushest shades of evergreen.

CONTRIBUTORS • A change of season is not only felt in the world around us but also within us. We asked a few of our favourite Fashion Quarterly contributors what the beginning of autumn symbolises to them.

TRENDING

MANAHOU MACKAY • The wondrous world of fashion is your playground this autumn. Bend all the rules and mix, match, and clash colours, textures, and silhouettes until your heart is content.

SUGAR COATED • Sugar and spice and all things nice: that’s what your wardrobe should be made of this season.

ANIMAL INSTINCT • Unleash your inner wild child with prints, textures, and colours straight from the animal kingdom.

In the Matrix • Jet black hues get a futuristic upgrade with high-shine patent leather and striking silhouettes.

Deep in the Trenches • Don’t leave home without the most versatile and enduring of trans-seasonal wardrobe essentials, the classic trench coat.

Time Warp • Take a jump to the left, and then a step to the right, and turn back time to your favourite retro fantasy.

RED ALERT • Paint the town red with accessories in a fierce colour palette that’s bright enough to stop traffic.

Paris, je t’aime • Each season, Louis Vuitton’s most iconic design — the Capucines bag — is reimagined to reflect an ongoing dialogue with the times. This winter, Olympia of Greece explores the City of Love, arm in arm with the new Capucines styles.

NEW DIMENSIONS • From a faraway land, a new frontier of luxury is beckoning.

MAKING A MARK • They say that adversity breeds creativity, an expression which certainly rings true for designer Cherry Kim, who, amid the global pandemic, has fast gained a cult-like following in the fashion and design world.

Trending Notebook • Everything new and noteworthy that you need on your style radar and in your life and wardrobe this season.

THE CHANGING FACE OF FASHION • How far has fashion come and how far does it still have to go to reflect the diversity and uniqueness of humankind? Angela Bevan reflects on recent milestones and examines the role we can all play in making fashion a more inclusive industry.

MODERN HEIRLOOMS • Goldsmith Tashjian Barklie shares her philosophy on jewellery design, and why sentiment and romance will always transcend beyond a simple piece of silver or gold.

Ask Courtney • Not quite sure what to wear in between seasons? Here’s how to outsmart the weather and dress for all occasions according to FQ creative director Courtney Joe.

STYLE

Once Upon a Time in the West • Reap the seeds that you sow this season by building a resilient wardrobe in nature’s finest palette.

DOUBLE DENIM • Take the 147-year-old blue jean to new heights this season by doubling — if not tripling — your classic denim staples.

ON THE ROAD • Buckle up! We’re hitting the road and taking a trip down memory lane — glitz and glamour included.

BEAUTY

Untamed Beauty • Let the change of season be your beauty muse. A luminous complexion is the canvas for a hint of gloss, glitter, and an understated pop of lip and cheek colour in autumnal hues. Team with wind-swept tresses and the boldest of brows and...